Snowball Mic Help!

JamesWronaVlogs said:
Snowballs are usually pretty poor in quality. I only had mine for about a month or two before I updated to the Yeti and then the Bluebird. Sorry about the troubles with it. :/
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They aren't poor in quality if you know how to use one..[DOUBLEPOST=1388079866,1388079792][/DOUBLEPOST]
MTNDEWADDICT754 said:
I got a newer snowball mic (black and chrome not white) I have it set to setting 1 on the back and the microphone level to 100, When I speak it BARELY picks it up and it's almost infront of my face, but it picks up a small tap or movement of me, I am recording with fraps, any help?
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Try recording with Audacity so you have a second audio track, make sure the snowball is being used as the default audio device. Also try using it on the middle setting but put it about 40cm from your face, works fine for me like that.
 
MTNDEWADDICT754 said:
then just merge it into the video like its a song?
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Kind of...basically when you're editing it all together, The MP3 of your voice from Audacity, will be it's own track. So you'll have a track with just your voice/audio from your snowball...and another track from FRAPS!

I think I worded that right...
 
Setting 3 on the Blue Microphone Snowball will make it louder, also you can just increase the volume in Audacity.
 
SigmaPLUS said:
Setting 3 on the Blue Microphone Snowball will make it louder, also you can just increase the volume in Audacity.
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I don't know where you get your information from. It does not make it louder, it changes the way the mic listens. It will listen in a 360 degree radius rather than just in front, it's not a volume switch. Please research the subject before you give someone misleading answers.
 
Wrice4 said:
I don't know where you get your information from. It does not make it louder, it changes the way the mic listens. It will listen in a 360 degree radius rather than just in front, it's not a volume switch. Please research the subject before you give someone misleading answers.
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It's from experience. But hey, I'll let you be cool and edgy for knowing that much, so okay. I'm wrong.
 
Wrice4 said:
I don't know where you get your information from. It does not make it louder, it changes the way the mic listens. It will listen in a 360 degree radius rather than just in front, it's not a volume switch. Please research the subject before you give someone misleading answers.
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As far as I'm aware, this is correct. The rear switch is not a volume switch, its used for changing the direction of audio, depending on whether you are using the mic for an interview setting, for example, or a single subject voiceover.

Nevertheless, I had the same issue with the Blue Snowball being very quiet. I put it down to my lack of experience with audio, but sent it back as I didn't have time to mess about with it.
 
IftiBashir said:
As far as I'm aware, this is correct. The rear switch is not a volume switch, its used for changing the direction of audio, depending on whether you are using the mic for an interview setting, for example, or a single subject voiceover.

Nevertheless, I had the same issue with the Blue Snowball being very quiet. I put it down to my lack of experience with audio, but sent it back as I didn't have time to mess about with it.
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Switching it to record in a 360 degree radius will not make his voice louder. The only thing it will do is pick up a lot more background noise and make the audio more diluted. Unless he is using it specifically for that purpose. Does this make sense?
 
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